The newly formed Genealogy Study Group, meeting at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library, participated in an evening of sharing this past Tuesday. Each member of the group presented a resource which they had successfully used to discover information on their ancestors.
As the evening progessed, members began to enthusiastically discuss each offering, and the wealth of information available, both through print and digital resources, became apparent.
The resources shared included land records, the agricultural census, local school census records, personal family history websites and findagrave.com. Past meetings have involved a video conferencing with Pat Richley, aka "Dear Myrt," from Salt Lake City.
Topics for future meetings include the use of military records, cemetey research, online resources, and the use and availability of courthouse records. Plans are being made for research field trips to other genealogical libraries.
The group is open to anyone interested in learning and sharing skills to promote genealogical research. Meetings are informal and generally involve members' research experiences, recent findings, and new research tools. There are no dues.
Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month in the Willcoxon Auditorium of the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join us for research, learning and camaraderie.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 17. Wear some St. Patrick's Day green and join us.
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